
25 episodes

The Business of Reselling Jessica Oman
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5.0 • 5 Ratings
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Welcome to The Business of Reselling, a podcast to help vintage & collectibles resellers grow their businesses, become full time, scale up, increase profits, and learn more about the lifestyle of 6-figure resellers. Your host Jessica Oman is an MBA graduate and co-owner of Storage Warrior, an online reselling business based in Canada, that was recognized as eBay Canada’s Micro Multi National Entrepreneur of the Year in 2019, and we are also eBay 25th Anniversary Hall of Fame inductees. Join me as I try to answer the question: Is it possible to sell $1 million in one year as a vintage & collectibles reseller? To find out, I’ll share selling secrets from million dollar e-commerce sellers, experiment with my own business, share my successes and failures, and – hopefully – sell a million bucks worth of stuff.
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Just the Tip: You Don't Need ChatGPT
In this week's just the tip, I'm challenging resellers NOT to get caught up in the bright shiny object that is ChatGPT, and offer a different solution for getting listings done faster.
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The Business of Reselling Episode 23: Scale Up with Bulk Buys
This week's episode is all about Bulk Buys, or Volume Purchasing! But first, Jess dives into her first "month in review" update with a quick talk about how Storage Warrior did in January. Want more updates like this? Leave a comment on our YouTube channel and ask for more!
Buying in bulk is critical to scaling up your reselling business and it's really important to get your feet wet and get out of your comfort zone by making larger purchases and figuring out how to deal with them. In this episode Jess uses the example of our huge storage locker purchase on Vancouver Island to show how you can take a small risk by purchasing a ton of inventory all at once, and in this case it had a huge payoff. -
The Business of Reselling Episode 22: Let's Talk Shipping
Based on listener requests, I'm doing this week's episode on all things shipping! Specifically, why Canadians are at a disadvantage when it comes to shipping (especially rural Canadians) and how we can ALL think about shipping strategically to both please our buyers and make sure we aren't losing a ton of money.
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The Business of Reselling Episode 21: I'm Back!
Welcome to the first episode of 2023, where I discuss a variety of topics including dealing with an abusive buyer, how a lack of systems failed me during hard times, and how excited I am to be selling on Whatnot!
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The Business of Reselling Episode 20: Just the Tip - Set Goals & Create Systems
As we wrap up 2022, Jess has some tips for you on how to frame your 2023 business goals in terms of the systems you'll create to help you achieve them. It's one thing to set a goal, but it's really hard to achieve it if you aren't seeking incremental improvements all the time to help you get there. And that means creating processes and systems that move you closer to your goals.
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The Business of Reselling Episode 19: This Buyer Called Me a Scammer
In today's episode, Jess explores why some people act rude and aggressive online and how it might affect your business and your feelings towards it. Recently Jess was called a scammer for selling in US dollars despite being in Canada, with the buyer implying that it was illegal to do so (it isn't). The person took their complaints away from eBay and to our company's Facebook page, making all kinds of accusations that they later deleted themselves. But it brings up the matter of difficult buyers in general - why are some buyers accusatory and aggressive? Is there psychology behind this? And what does it mean when you're trying to build a business and a brand?
Plus, you'll hear all about our Black Friday sales strategy and how it went.
Customer Reviews
Lighting A Fire
I just started listening to Jessica but I am already gaining so much inspiration from her podcast! She is such a good speaker and motivator! I like the latest episode because it highlights being motivated but also having the systems in place to make sure we achieve our BHAGGISH goals. Can’t wait to go back and listen to older episodes too!
Been waiting for this podcast
As a fellow eBay reseller I really appreciate the takes that Jessica has on selling in the collectibles space. I went to school to be a public school teacher 20+ years ago so some of the business concepts that she shares are new to me and insightful. I have already started using some of her tips to change how I run my business. But at the same time I found it to be validating that many things I have been doing for years line up with her strategies. I think this is an eBay podcast that skips a lot of the chatty talking and hits actionable items.